The link between mass and
energy.
The fourth paper expanded on this idea with the famous
equation E = mc2, relating mass and energy. This formula
demonstrates that a small particle of matter contains an
enormous amount of energy. This forms much of the basis for
nuclear energy.[10]In physics, mass–energy equivalence is the concept that the mass of an object or system is a measure of its energy content. For instance, adding 25 kilowatt-hours (90 megajoules) of any form of energy to any object increases its mass by 1 micro-gram, increasing its inertia and weight accordingly, even though no matter has been added.
A physical system has a property called energy and a corresponding property called mass; the two properties are equivalent in that they are always both present in the same (i.e. constant) proportion to one another. Mass–energy equivalence arose originally from special relativity, as developed by Albert Einstein, who proposed this equivalence in 1905 in one of his Annus Mirabilis papers entitled "Does the inertia of an object depend upon its energy content?"The equivalence of energy E and mass m is reliant on the speed of light c and is described by the famous equation:
E = mc^2
"Relativity", the sixth and last sculpture of the Walk of Ideas in Berlin, on the occasion of 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany. The sculpture was unveiled 19 May 2006 in Lustgarten.
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